Shipping-package.



nu. 697,463; y Patented Apr. l5, |902. J. T. Hannes.

SHIPPING PACKAGE.

' (Application Bled Aug. 12, 1901.)

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No. 697,463. Patented Apr. l5, |902.

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SHIPPING PAGKAG-E.

(Application vmeri Aug. 12, 1901.) (ne noden.) 4 sheets-sheet 1L VIII: sa if? e TME Ncnms PErms co., PHOTO-urna., wAsNxNG'rom n. t:4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEFFREY T. FERRES', OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO J. WV. SEFTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

`SHIPPING-PACKAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,463, dated April 15, 1902. Application nea August 12,1901. serial No. 71,791. (No modem To MM Vw/tont t may concern: lining-piece constituting the rear side and Be it known that I, JEFFREY T. FERRES, a top or lid of the lining, as Well as the near citizen of the United States, residing at Anend piece, removed to better expose the linderson,in the county of Madison, in the State ingpiece constituting the bottom and forof Indiana, have invented acertain new and Ward wall of the lining; Fig. 4, a vertical 55 useful Improvement'in Shipping-Packages, cross-section of the complete shippingpackof which the following is a description, ref-l age looking at the inner surface of the lefterence being had to the accompanying drawhand end thereof; Figs.- 5, 6, and 7,views correings, forming part of this specification. spending to Figs. 2, 3, and 4, but showing a 1o My invention has for-its object the provimodified construction of the lining; and Fig. 6o sion of alight and cheap shipping-package to 8, a perspective view of one of the end pieces be used asasubstitute for wooden boxes wherev of such modified construction. the merchandise to be shipped is not of a The same letters of reference are used to heavy nature and does not require a particuindicate identical parts in the several views.

larly strong and heavy box. The wooden crate A may be built up in the 65 Myimproved package consists of a Wooden usual or any suitable manner, in the present` crate of suitable construction and a separate instance being composed of the rectangular lining of heavy corrugated paper. This linend frames a, having `the vertical slats b ingis formed of a convenient number of nailed to their inner surfaces, the opposite zo pieces, preferably four, and constitutes the ends of the side slats c nailed to their outer 7o four sides and top and bottom of the packedges, the top slats c', Fig. 4, to their upper age within the Wooden crate. The several edges, and the bottom slats d to their lower parts making up this lining are adapted to edges. The end pieces of the lining, under be shipped and stored in flat form independthe construction `illustrated in Figs. l to 3,

ently of the wooden crate and to be applied consist of plain flat boards B, of double-faced 75 to the crates as a lining therefor When the corrugated paper, and tit snugly against the crates are ready for use. The linings can be opposite ends of the crate A. In assembling manufactured and supplied by the manuthe several parts of the lining Within the facturers of corrugated paper and shipped to crate these end pieces are preferably and most 3o their customers in Very compact form, While conveniently inserted iirst.y The top and bot? 8o the latter can store them in the same form tom and two opposite sides of the lining are, until required for use, when they can be apunder the construction illustrated in Figs. l plied as needed to crates either made up by to 3, composed of two separate pieces, which such parties or obtained by them from any are substantial duplicates of each other, one

near and convenient source of supply. piece constituting thetop C and one side D 85 In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis of the lining, and the other piece constituta perspective view of one of the complete ing the bottom E and the opposite side F packages, composed of the exterior wooden thereof, said sides being hinged to said top crate and the interior corrugated paper linand bottom, respectively, by suitable scores 4o ing, with the top of the crate removed and or creases. The top and bottom'and oppo- 9o showing the top or lid of the lining in closed site sides of these lining-pieces are provided position; Fig. 2, a' corresponding perspec# with narrow end flanges e, while each of the tive view of the lining inv assembled condisides is provided at its free edge with a like tion, but removed from the crate, and with longitudinal ange f. These Iianges are the top or lid of the lining in open position adapted to be bent at right angles to the lin- 95 and the near end piece of the lining removed ing-pieces and serve to lock the several parts to expose the interior of the package; Fig. 3, a of the lining in position Within the crate and correspondingperspective view-looking at the prevent them being collapsed or pressed inrear right-hand corner (instead of the forward ward. The end iianges e of course hold the 5o right-hand corner) of the package, with the end pieces B B of the lining in place against Ioo the opposite ends of the crate, as will be readily understood. The flange f at the bottom of the side D rests upon the free edge of the bottom E of the lining and holds it down, as will be also understood from Fig. 2. In addition to this the end flanges c of the side, top, and bottom 'are cut away at right angles to each other at their adjacent ends, so that when the top, bottom, and sides of the lining are placed in position in the crate the adjacent ends of these end iianges will abut squarely against each other and serve to lock the top, bottom, and sides against inward movement. Thus in Fig. 2 it will be seen that the bottom of the vertical end flanges e at the opposite ends of the side D abut squarely against the rear ends of the flanges e at the opposite ends of the bottom E at w, so that the rear edge of the bottom E is locked down by the end flanges c of the side D, (as well as by the bottom flangefot said side,) while the side D is itself locked from inward movement by the fianges c of the bottom E. Likewise, as seen in Fig. 3, the lower ends of the vertical fianges c at the opposite ends of the side l F abut against the forward ends of the danges e of the bottoni E atg/ y, and thereby lock the side F from inward movement. In addition to this when the top C is swung downward to horizontal position the opposite ends of the end flanges e of said top will abut against the upper ends of the vertical end anges e of the opposite sides of the box, as seen at ,e in Fig. 4, so that when the top of the crate is then nailed in place the cnti re lining will be locked in position against the inside walls of the crate and be prevented from collapsing under shocks and jars or extraneous pressure through the openings in the crate.

The longitudinal angefalong the upper edge of the front wall F of the box is bent downward to horizontal position before the top C is closed and serves to support the forward edge of the latter and close the joint, which would othewise be left more or less open between the upper edge of the wall F and forward edge of said top. Inasmuch, however, asthe forward side of the top C is supported at its opposite ends by the abutment of the front ends of its end flanges e with the upper ends of the end anges e of the front wall F, Fig. 4, the fiangefis not so essential as the end flanges e, and the same is true of the iiangefalong the lower edge of the side wall D. Nevertheless, both of these flanges add to the finish and perfection of the lining and it is advantageous to employ them.

In Figs. 5, 6, 7, and S I have illustrated a modified construction of lining in which the locking-anges e are formed upon the end walls B B of the lining instead of being formed upon the top and side walls. Under this construction each of the end pieces B B is provided upon all four of its edges with anges e, Fig. S, while the front and rear side walls of the box are provided at their upper and lower edges, respectively, with lianges f, Figs. 5 and (i, as in the other construction. In assembling the parts of the lining the end pieces B B are rst inserted in position at the opposite ends of the crate, with their bottom and side flanges e bent at right angles and resting against the bottom and front and rear walls of the crate, the top flanges e of said end pieces being left in vertical position. The lining-piece comprising the bottom E and front wall F of the lining is then inserted, the bottom E resting at its opposite ends upon the bottom anges e of the end pieces B B, while the front wall F fits at its opposite ends against the front end flanges of the end pieces B B, Figs. 5 and 7. The lining-piece comprising the rear wall D and top C is then inserted, the flange f along the bottom of said rear Wall resting upon the otherwise free rear edge of the bottom E and serving to lock it down, Fig. 5. The rear wall D tits at its opposite ends against the vertical flanges e of the end pieces B B, Fig. 7. Before the top or lid C is now swung downward to closed position the flanges e at the upper ends of the end pieces B B are bent down to horizontal position between the frontend rear walls of the lining, and thereby serving to firmly lock those parts of the lining in position against the front and rear walls of the crate. The flange j'along the upper edge of the front wall F is then bent down to horizontal position upon the front ends of the fianges e of the end pieces B B, Figs. 5 and 8, and the top C then swung downward to closed positiomresting at its side edges upon said fianges e of the end pieces and at its forward edge upon said flangefof the front wall, Fig. 7. This construction furnishes a finished and tightly,- closed lining, all the parts of which are locked in position excepting t-he lower edge of the rear wall D, which latter is left subject to inward movement from the exterior pressure, and in this respect the lining is less desirable than the construction first described.

By either of the constructions above described I provide a shipping-package which will not only serve the purpose of a heavy wooden box in shipping a great variety of merchandise, but a package which is much less expensive in the first instance than a wooden box and which may be more conveniently handled and be shipped at less expense than such box. Moreover, when the top slats IOO IOS

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of the crate have been removed after a shipa series of four separate disconnectible interlocking. paper boards forming'the top and bottom and theV end and sidewalls, substantially as described. j

2.. A shipping-package comprising an outer wooden crate and an inner lining ce'mposed of a series of separateinterlocking corrugated paper boards, the top and bottom being connected respectively with the front and rear side walls; substantially as described.

3. Ashipping-package comprising an outer wooden crate andan inner lining` of discon nectible corrugated paper boards provided with interlocking Iianges voperating to hold the several boards of the lining in position; substantially as described.

4t. Ashipping-package comprisingan outer crate and an inner lining formed of-foursepay rate pieces, two of said pieces constituting the end walls of the lining, anotherthe bot-` tom and front wall thereof hinged together,

and the fourth the top and rear walllikewise hinged together and permitting said top to be swung upward to open position and downward to closed position.; substantially as described.

5. A shipping-package comprising an outer crate and an inner lining formed of four separate pieces, twoof said pieces constituting the end walls of the lining and the other two constituting, respectively, the bottom and front wall, and the top and rear wall, thereof, the

y rear wall being provided along its lower edge with aninturned locking-ange resting upon therear edge of the bottom ofthe lining, and

the front wall being provided upon its upper certain of `saidpiec'es being provided with locking-flanges operating to hold the several parts'of the lininginposition and prevent inward movement thereof; substantiallyas described.

7. Ashipping-package comprising an outer crate and an inner lining composed of the two end pieces B B, the bottom E with the vertical front wall F hinged thereto and provided at its upper edge with the flange f, and the vrear wall D having the top'C'hinged to its upper edge and provided at itslower edge with the Iiange f resting upon the rear edge of the bottom E; substantially asdescribed.

8. A shipping-package comprising an outer crate and an inner lining composed of the two plain end pieces B B, the bottom E provided with the end angese e and having hinged to its'forward edge the front wall F provided with like end anges e e, the rear Wall D provided with the end anges ec and having hinged to its upper edge the top C provided with like end flanges ce, said end flanges e being cut away at right angles to each other at their adjacent ends so that'whenthe lining is assembled'within the crate'they will Y abut against veach other and lock the top, botwith the end flanges e e' and having hinged to with like end flanges e e and also-with the flange f along i'ts upper edge, andthe rear wall D provided with the end iiaugesc e and bottom flangefand having hinged to itsupper edge the top C provided with the end flanges e e and adapted to rest at its forward edge, when in closed position, upon the ange fat the upper edge ofthe front wallF; substantially as' described.

l0. The herein-described cratelining, coinposed of four separate pieces, two of said pieces being duplicates of' each other and constituting the end walls'of the lining, and the other two pieces being also duplicates of each other and constituting, respectively, the bottom yand front wall,'and the top and rear wall, of said lining,the top being hinged to the upper edge of the rear'wall'so as to swing upward to open position or downward to closed position; Asubstantially as described.

ll. The herein-described crate-lining composed of four separate pieces, two vof said pieces being duplicates of each other and constituting theend walls of the lining, and the other two being also duplicates of eachother and constituting, respectively, the bottom and front wall of the lining witha longitudinal flange projecting from the upper edge of the front wall, and the rear wall and top of the lining with a longitudinal ange projecting from thebottom of the rear wall, 'the top being hinged `to the upper'edge of the rear Wall so as to swing upward to open position or downward to closed position; substantially as described.

12. The hereinjdescribed crate-lining composed of four separate pieces, two of said pieces being plain dat boards constituting the end walls of'V the lining and the other two of said pieces being duplicates of each other and constituting, respectively, the bottom and front wall of the lining, each provided with end anges, and the top and rear wall of the lining, each also provided with end flanges, said end flanges being cut away at right'angies to each other at their adjacent ends so as to abut together whenthe lining is assembled within the crate and lock the'top, bottom and sides of the lining from inward movement; substantially as described.

13. The herein-described crate-liningcomposed of four separate pieces, two ofv said pieces being plain flat boards constituting the end walls of the lining,'and the other two pieces being duplicates of leach other and constitutvits forward edge the front wallF provided ing, respectively, the bottom and front wall of the lining, each provided at its upper ends with locking-flanges and the front wall provided at its upper edge with a longitudinal flange, and the rear wall and top of the lining, each provided with end flanges and said rear wall provided at its lower edge with a longitudinal flange adapted to rest upon the rear edge of the bottom of the lining, said end [langes of the top, bottom and sides being cut away at right angles to each other so as to abut together when the lining is assembled within the crate and lock said parts from inward movement; substantially as described.

14. A shippingpackage comprising an Outer crate andaninner lining formed of two separate end pieces and two substantially similar pieces of two parts each hinged t0- gether, one of which pieces forms the bottom and one side Wall and the other of which forms the opposite side wall and the top; substantially as described.

15. The herein-described crate-lining composed of four separate pieces, two of said' pieces being duplicates of each other and constituting the end Walls of the lining and the other two of Said pieces also being duplicates of each other and constituting respectively the bottom and one side wall and the top and the other-side wall; substantially as described.

1G. The herein-described crate-lining composed of four separate pieces adapted to interlock and thereby forni a supported unitary structure Within the crate, two of said pieces l pieces being duplicates of each other and constituting the end Walls of the lining and the other two of said pieces also being duplicates of each other and constitutingrespectively the bottom and one side wall and the top and the other side Wall, said latter two pieces having Iianges beveled at their ends to abut against each other when the lining is in position; substantially as described.

JEFFREY T. FERRES.

\Vitnesses:

ALFRED M WEDEN, EDGAR E. IIENDEE. 

